Many Book Discounts on the eve of the Ukraine War's One Year Anniversary
I should have written this post earlier in the month, because that’s when my unique ordeal with COMING DAWN (Devin Gray 2) began…but my publisher started most of the discounts half-way through the month, and I didn’t want to hit you with two emails back to back. Keep reading or skip ahead for the deals!
Some of you know this story already, so I’ll keep it short. AND if you haven’t read COMING DAWN or any of the Devin Gray books, there’s a significant series spoiler ahead.
Early last February, I approached my publisher with concerns that the ending of COMING DAWN and the build up to the ending, might be interpreted as either opportunism or in bad taste given my certainty that Russia was on the verge of invading Ukraine. Despite the fact that the storyline and actual story had been written and delivered several months earlier, COMING DAWN ends with a [Spoiler!] thwarted midnight attack, by a regiment of Wagner mercenaries supported by a Russian helicopter brigade, against Kyiv. Pichugin in my series is Russian oligarch, Yevgeny Prigozhin, known as “Putin's chef.”
The deeply imbedded Russian sleeper network I envisioned for my series served a number of purposes for the Russians over the years, but the ultimate goal was to pave the way (through technological and weapons sabotage) for an overnight decapitation of Ukraine. With a real invasion pending, I asked if I could rewrite several chapters and “invade” a different country. Given the uncertainty of the outcome of the REAL, imminent invasion, I didn’t feel that it would be appropriate to keep Ukraine as the target in COMING DAWN. Especially since Ukraine (with the help of NATO and U.S. allies) stops the Russian attack cold.
I couldn’t imagine the book coming out in October of 2022, with Russian flags flying over Kyiv. We went back and forth for a while until February 24th, when the Russian missiles started flying and the armor columns started advancing. My awesome publisher agreed that we should go about making the proposed changes. My only stress at that point was hoping that Russia didn’t invade Estonia (new fictional target) before October 2022 (or ever)!!!
One year later, I still think it was the right decision. Who would have imagined that President Biden would be walking the streets of Kyiv a year later, side by side with Ukraine President Zelensky, rather than Vladimir Putin?
With all that said, let’s get to the deals! Click on whichever deal works for you!!! These deals are through Amazon. AND DON’T FORGET TO PREORDER WIDE AWAKE if you’ve already read books 1 and 2. It’s over the top, to say the least. I just re-read a few chapters that I can’t believe made the final cut!
DEEP SLEEP (Devin Gray 1) is on sale in the U.S. for $2.49 (regularly $4.99) until the end of February.
DEEP SLEEP (Devin Gray 1) will be on sale in the U.K. for .99 GBP for one day only, February 26th. Mark you calendar.
COMING DAWN (Devin Gray 2) will be on sale in the U.K. from February 15 through March 14th for 1 GBP.
COMING DAWN (Devin Gray 2) will be on sale in Australia from February 15 through March 14th for $2.
IF ESPIONAGE and RUSSIAN SLEEPERS isn’t your thing, THE RESCUE, the first book in my most popular series to date (Ryan Decker books—thriller, conspiracy and action galore) is on sale IN THE U.S. until the end of February for $2.49 (regularly $4.99).
ENJOY! And HAPPY READING!
Feel free to comment on this post! I always welcome feedback, compliments or counter-compliments (aka…insults)!
STEVE